Improvement in corn-planters



J. RICE.

Improvement in Corn-Planters.

No.-133,055. Patented 'Nov.12,1872.

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UNITED $TATES PATENT OFFIo.

JAMES RICE, OF PRAIRIE CREEK, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,055, dated November15, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RICE, of Prairie Creek, in the county of Vigoand State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inCorn-Planters and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a vertical section of myinvention.

This invention has relation to corn-planters; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of devices for actuating theseed-slide and tube-valve, substantially as hereinafter described.

In the drawing, A represents a draft-beam; B, a seed-hopper; O, a holethrough the beam for the grain to pass to the box D containing theseed-slide; D, a seed-tube running back obliquely from the bottom of thebox D; E, a valve pivoted in a slot at the bottom and back part of saidtube; E avertical standard having a corn-coverer or scraper, IE at thelower end; E, the seed-slide having a hole at e to receive corn from thehopper. F is a lever pivoted to the back of the standard E and extendingbelow it. G G represent flexible or hinged links connecting theseed-slide and The seed-slide is connected to the lever above the pivotand the valve below the pivot. H is a spring tending to force the upperend of the lever out from the standard andthelower end toward it, asshown.

When the rear end of the implement is'raised by means of its handles I,the spring H throws back the upper end of the lever F, which isconnected to the slide, thus causing the seedopening in the latter tocoincide with the ap erture G. A quantity of seed is thereupon receivedin the opening e, which, with the part D, forms a cup to hold it.

Now, by lowering the implement while it is being drawn forward the lowerand beveled end of the lever is brought in contact with the ground. Thelower end is therefore pushed back, closing the valve, and the upper endpressed toward the standard, thereby moving the seed-slide so that itscontents will fall into the seed-tube. By raising the implement thelever, by the action of the spring, will be made to assume its firstposition, the valve will be opened, and the contents of the tube allowedto fall on the ground. At the same time the seed-slide will be drawnback to receive a fresh supply of seed.

K designates holes through the standard E for the links G G to passthrough.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the valve E, seed-slide E lever F, spring H, andlinks G G, all arranged substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES RICE.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. SHATTUCK, CLEMENT HARPER.

